i'm english but have never took to haye,therefore wasnt keen on booth but after really wanting groves to beat degale i've started to warm to booth a bit.hearing him since the wlad fight hes been nothing but complimentary to wlad refusing to blame the toe or anything else other than wlads superiour skills for the loss which is nice to hear.but hearing him on sky yesterday im wondering whether were gonna see the old_i lost so i'll change my trainer therefore blaming him_scenario.he seemed pretty adamant that haye should retire in oct,whereas the day before when haye was in the studio (why not together?)he spoke like he would like another crack.like it or loathe it haye and booth have done it their way upsetting the likes of warren along the way.

With all the consideration and respect that our always WBO champion David Haye deserves, it is correct to clarify that what Adam Booth is commenting in the media has nothing to do with the reasons he stipulated when he first complained about the appointment of referee Gino Rodriguez for the Klitschko vs. Haye bout.

First he complained that Rodriguez, a referee who has worked with all Sanctioning Bodies, had officiated Klitschko bouts on four previous occasions.

Mind you he did not mention at the time, nor does he now, that all three Sanctioning Bodies (WBA, IBF, and WBO) had agreed on the appointment of Mr. Rodriguez as referee to this unification bout between two great champions.

To quote Adam exactly, “We are certainly not trying to decide on the officials, but we do have a very big problem and concern with the referee Mr. Rodriguez as referee, who has already been the referee for at least 4 of Wladimir’s fights already. Under no circumstances can this be considered fair…it is totally
unfair.”

When he was told that it definitely was not a valid excuse, he came up with the suggestion to appoint Referee Luis Pabon, to the bout. He was told that if he objected to Rodriguez for officiating four bouts, he would then have to object to Luis Pabon had officiated two of Hayes bouts.

By the way, the truth of the matter is that both Luis Pabon and Gino Rodriguez are excellent officials held in great esteem by all Sanctioning Bodies and Commissions world***8208;wide.

Now, since this ploy did not work, he has gone as far as contacting the media with a new excuse against Rodriguez, accusing him of being “biased”.

It’s remarkable the lengths some people go to get their way! We are sure that those close to Adam do not condone the way he has dealt with his request!